Vacancies in the Voluntary and Community Sector in Bedfordshire
Community Services Officer: Flitwick Town Council, Flitwick, £29,064 pa, full time.
We’re looking for a community-focused team player to help us build effective community engagement across Flitwick. You’ll be organising community projects and events, and working with local groups and organisations to strengthen the town’s community value.
Closes 27 October. Details here.
King’s Arms Project: Winter Nightshelter, Bedford, £12.75 per hour, evening shift (6pm-11pm), and/or Morning shift (6.45am-8.30/9am)
The role of shift leader is an important part of the success of the Winter Night Shelter. Working with a team of volunteers you will set the rhythm and tone for the evening. You will provide a welcome to volunteers, making sure they are briefed and ready to assist our guests. You will welcome guests and register/risk assess helping to ensure that risks presented by guests to volunteers and other guests are minimised. You and the volunteer team will provide meals and help guests to access their sleeping arrangements for the night.
Closes 27 October. Details here.
Public Realm Apprentice: Flitwick Town Council, Flitwick, £8 per hour, part time (4 days per week).
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Public Realm Team as an Apprentice. You’ll be working across the Town and studying Horticulture Operative Level 2 one day a week at Shuttleworth College.
Closes 31 October. Details here.
Tibbs Dementia Foundation: Marketing and Communications Lead, Bedford, pay tbc, part time 30 hours per week.
The Marketing and Communications Lead will play a vital role in raising awareness of our mission, services, and activities. We are looking for someone with experience, creativity, passion and a professional approach to lead the development and implementation of our marketing and promotional strategies to support our service delivery, community outreach, fundraising, and volunteer recruitment.
Closes 31 October. Details here.
4YPUK: Operations Manager, Bedford, £27,000 – £30,000 fte, part time (21-28 hours per week).
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity: Mental Health - Community Wellbeing Champion (Bedford Locality), £29,781 pa, part time (33 hours per week).
Beds RCC hosts Community Referral (Social Prescribing) on behalf of our Local Authorities and NHS partners, this role supports the service within Secondary Mental Health to work with patients who have a serious and enduring mental health condition. This service ensures that people with a range of non-medical needs affecting their health are cared for and included within their local communities, by connecting them with existing groups and activities, alongside a clinical intervention. You will work with other roles to form an MDT where patients are holistically triaged to enable them to access help.
Dunstable Foodbank: Operations Assistant, Dunstable, £12.21 per hour, part time (25 hours per week).
Act as the first point of contact for Foodbank enquiries on the Foodbank email account, phone line and social media accounts for clients, donors, prospective volunteers and other members of the public.
Luton Foodbank: Information and Signpost Advisor (contact for more information)
The Information & Signpost Advisor (ISA) at Luton Foodbank provides tailored support to clients in crisis, addressing food and fuel poverty. The role involves offering personalized advice, collaborating with partners, managing data, and advocating for clients' needs within the community.
Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service: On-Call Firefighters - Our On-Call Firefighters are a diverse group of people who dedicate their time to serving the local community. Some provide on-call cover from home while working their day jobs or running their own businesses, while others are stay-at-home parents providing cover around their family commitments.
NOAH: Self Employed Contracting Teachers, Bedfordshire, hours & pay tbc.
Due to the growth of the NOAH Academy, we have a number of part-time Tutor opportunities available. We are looking to work with self-employed contracting teachers who share our core values of care, compassion and commitment for the people we serve.
NOAH: IT Teacher, Bedford, £25/hour (flexible hours) – Self-Employed Contractor
You will work closely with our Course Coordinators, admin staff and volunteers to provide beginners IT courses to our vulnerable adult learners, ensuring our learners feel supported and we are delivering a high quality of learning.
Ongoing. Details here.
NOAH: Employability Teacher Bedford, £25/hour (flexible hours) – Self-Employed Contractor
You will work closely with our Course Coordinators, admin staff and volunteers to provide employability courses/workshops to our vulnerable adult learners, ensuring our learners feel supported and we are delivering a high quality of learning.
Ongoing. Details here.
